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- From: ehorne@zeus.calpoly.edu (Eric T Horne)
- Newsgroups: sci.crypt,comp.org.eff.talk,alt.privacy,talk.politics.guns
- Subject: Re: Registering "Assault Keys"
- Message-ID: <1992Nov13.032158.111287@zeus.calpoly.edu>
- Date: 13 Nov 92 03:21:58 GMT
- References: <721496682.18273@zooid.guild.org>
- Organization: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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- >>In article <1992Nov10.044148.22135@netcom.com> gurgle@netcom.com (Pete Gontier) writes:
- >>>
- >>Wrong, it would hurt. History has proven this time and time again.
- >>New York, Wash. DC, Chicago, all places that have banned guns and have
- >>the highest crime rates in the country, with the crime rates rising
- >>dramatically after the citizenry was unarmed. History has also proven
- >>that the first steps in oppressing a populace is to disarm them.
-
- I have heard this arguement many times before, but haven't seen any
- sources or data to back it up! Does ANYONE have data to correlate the
- crime rates to gun-control legistation in any (or all) of the cities/
- states in the country? I need this for a speech on Monday (11-12-92),
- so an e-mail response would be best.
-
- Thanks
-
- -Eric
-